Sunday, March 1 at Sacred Heart [12 p.m.]
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LOWELL, Mass. – The UMass Lowell women's lacrosse team will open up March with a non-conference clash against Sacred Heart. Originally scheduled for 1 p.m., the start time has been moved to 12 p.m.

River Hawk Review
The River Hawks took their first lead of the program's history just 1:44 into the game against Iona, and later doubled the lead at 2-0, before falling 12-6. Devon McKercher (Vestal, N.Y.) tallied the opening goal on Kaylan DiModugno's (Deer Park, N.Y.) first career assist and point. Taylor Sokol (Hopkinton, Mass.) added her team-high fourth goal of the season. McKercher and Jesse Jay (Amherst, Mass.) both set career-highs with three points.

Protecting the Nest
Courtney Barrett (South Burlington, Vt.) tied her career-high with 14 saves, and has made 40 saves so far this season. She also leads the team in both ground balls (10) and eight caused turnovers.

Beginning of a New Era
In its first year of competition, UMass Lowell's roster consists of 21 freshmen, two juniors and one sophomore.

Scouting Sacred Heart
The Pioneers sit at 1-2 on the young season after snapping their two-game losing streak with a 8-5 win against Holy Cross. Sacred Heart dropped a decision to Iona 15-5, earlier in the season. Caitlin Delaney leads the team with three goals and five assists for eight points. Paige Hammick has a team-high 17 saves, Kelly Keenan has five.

Head Coach Carissa Medeiros on Sacred Heart
"We are excited about another opportunity to improve from the last game. We made a lot of progress in Iona as far as execution goes, so we are looking forward to continuing that momentum and give Sacred Heart a competitive game on Sunday."